IMPROVING VOCABULARY THROUGH DUOLINGO APPLICATION IN CALL AT THE SEVENTH GRADE OF SMP

Rizky Kurnia Wijaya, Heri Yufrizal, Budi Kadaryanto

Abstract


Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah penggunaan Duolingo Application dapat meningkatkan kemampuan kosa kata bahasa Inggris pada siswa SMP kelas 7. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dalam satu kelas dan mengaplikasikan bentuk eksperimen dengan menggunakan satu grup pretest dan posttest. Peneliti menemukan bahwa Duolingo Application dapat digunakan dalam pengajaran kosa kata Bahasa Inggris. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa nilai rata-rata siswa meningkat dari 61.15 menjadi 77.25. Hipotesis telah dianalisis pada level signifikan 0.05, dan hasilnya menunjukan bahwa t-value sebesar 14.461 dan sig.2-tailed sebesar 0.000. Artinya hipotesis telah diterima dan Duolingo Application dapat digunakan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan kosa kata siswa. Peneliti menyarankan kepada guru bahasa Inggris untuk menggunakan Duolingo Application sebagai media dalam pengajaran kosa kata bahasa Inggris karena aplikasi ini dapat membuat siswa lebih tertarik dalam proses dan aktivitas pembelajaran.

This research is aimed at investigating whether the implementation of Duolingo Application can improve students English vocabulary achievement for the student at seventh grade of SMP. This research was conducted in one class and applied pre-experimental design that was one group pretest and posttest. The researcher found that Duolingo Application can be used in teaching English vocabulary. The result showed that students mean score improves from 61.15 up to 77.25. The hypothesis was analyzed at significant level of 0.05, and the result showed that t-value was 14.461 and the sig.2-tailed 0.000. It means that hypothesis was accepted and Duolingo Application can be used to improve students achievement in vocabulary. The researcher suggests the English teachers to use Duolingo Application as the media in teaching English vocabulary because it can make students more interested in the teaching and learning activity.

Key words: duolingo, computer-assisted language learning, learning vocabulary


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